Ochicanthon cingalensis

Ochicanthon cingalensis, is a species of dung beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Ochicanthon cingalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
Genus:
Ochicanthon
Species:
O. cingalensis
Binomial name
Ochicanthon cingalensis
(Arrow, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Phacosoma cingalensis Arrow, 1931

Description

This small oval species has an average length of about 4.5 mm. Body reddish brown. Head with fine and even punctures. Laterally, pronotum weakly convex. Elytra moderately convex with well marked narrow striae. Pygidium smooth, except for few minute punctures at the sides. Metasternal shield also impunctate.[2]

References
  1. "Ochicanthon cingalensis (Arrow, 1931)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. "Taxonomy of the dung beetle genus Ochicanthon Vaz-de-Mello (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian subcontinent, with notes on distribution …" (PDF). Zootaxa 2745: 1–29 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
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